Evening for Hope Telethon Set for Jan. 26
Save the date for our 25th Annual Evening for Hope! Join us from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, on WTVO or Facebook Live to see how your gifts
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Save the date for our 25th Annual Evening for Hope! Join us from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, on WTVO or Facebook Live to see how your gifts
Due to the anticipated winter storm, Rockford Rescue Mission is postponing its 59th annual Christmas Banquet by one week. The banquet will now be served from noon to 1 p.m.
When I was 13, a kid in my neighborhood here in Rockford invited me to his house after school. He went into his closet, pulled out a couple of big
Twenty-five years ago, I was homeless, addicted to crack cocaine and about to finish my time at a short-term rehab facility. I knew I couldn’t go back home to Chicago.
I was born in Peru and adopted here when I was very young. After what seemed like a normal childhood, I struggled with alcohol in my late teens. I dropped
When I came to Rockford Rescue Mission from Minnesota, I was not a happy person. Ask any of the staff or the other residents. I was angry at the world.
I’ve spent most of my adult life helping other people see better. Today, I have a clearer view of my own life than ever before. That’s thanks to God, through
“Sir, have you been drinking?” Earlier that night, I sure had been. Now it was 12:30 a.m. and snowing. I had driven past my house and pulled into the parking
Recently I received a letter from a friend—someone who worked at the Mission’s old Madison Street site back in the 1970s and ‘80s. Today he pastors a small church in
In a jail cell and withdrawing from heroin, I was already on my knees with sickness. I prayed: Please, God. I don’t want to live like this. Help me find
715 West State St. Rockford, IL 61102
Phone: 815-965-5332
Fax: 888-244-8511
Email: info@rockfordrescuemission.org
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